MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- The Milwaukee Bucks may have found at
least a temporary solution to their point guard problem as
Haywoode Workman had nine points, eight rebounds and eight
assists in his season debut, a 99-83 win over the Boston
Celtics.

Workman, signed to a 10-day contract on Wednesday, played 26
minutes and handled Boston's press as the Bucks snapped a
season-high four-game losing streak.

"I thought things went smooth," Workman said. "I tried to limit
my turnovers (seven), do what came natural and get loose balls
and rebounds."

The slide coincided with a three-team trade that sent point
guard Terrell Brandon to Minnesota and brought point guard Sam
Cassell from New Jersey. With Cassell sidelined with a sprained
ankle, Vinny Del Negro was playing out of position at the point.

Antoine Walker had 16 points and seven rebounds and Kenny
Anderson added 14 points for Boston, which was held to 25 points
in the second half on 8-of-31 shooting. The 25 points match a
franchise worst, set most recently against the Cleveland
Cavaliers on February 8, 1995.

"In the second half we played defensively, that's how we should
play," said Milwaukee coach George Karl. "We had some
confidence going. Getting that losing streak behind us and
getting some momentum was key."

"It was a tale of two halves. The first half we created, moved
the ball, and the fast break went well," said Boston coach Rick
Pitino. "In the second half, we had 14 turnovers and were
lacking fundamentals."

Walker had seven points in a 15-5 run that he capped with a
3-pointer to give the Celtics a 50-37 lead with 4:23 remaining
in the second quarter.

Anderson made a layup to give Boston its biggest lead, 55-39,
with 2:49 to go in the second. Allen answered with a 3-pointer
to trigger a 12-0 burst that cut Boston's lead to 55-51 after
Robert Traylor completed a three-point play with 17.4 seconds
left. Ron Mercer, who had 13 points, made a 3-pointer at the
buzzer and Boston took a 58-51 lead into the break.

Milwaukee opened the third with a 10-3 surge to tie the score at
61-61 when Tim Thomas dunked at 9:06. The Bucks took the lead
for good when Traylor dunked for a 70-69 edge with 4:12 left in
the third.

Boston shot just 4-of-14 in the third and missed its first three
attempts of the fourth before Walker had a layup to cut the
deficit to 77-76 with 9:55 left. Neither team scored until
Robinson's 3-pointer made it 80-76 with 8:16 remaining.

Boston got within 80-79 when Walter McCarty had a layup with
6:58 left, but Allen answered with a running jumper to spark a
12-0 run. The Celtics were scoreless until Mercer hit a
17-footer to make it 92-81 with 2:45 left.